no RR does NOT connect to web and check if there is an update...
just every 3 months after the build date, thats when you see the reminder
its not so much about the updates, as it about people selling carpcs with RR sw

Back on this thread's subject, the problem in this case was that RR did not support ID3 tags V2.4 -- in fact not even Windows 7 and WMP12 support ID3 V2.4 yet. But with some sample files from here and some work, we added support for ID3 V2.4 into RR. I'll also be posting a FAQ about Unicode Support shortly.